“Wow! Oh my God! That’s absolutely amazing!”

Millions watching PBS tonight saw Meryl Streep’s breathless delight when Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., presented her with a Kolo Newport photo album.

OK, maybe her excitement had something to do with the photos, documents and other ephemera proving that her ancestor was one of the U.S. Founding Fathers. But you gotta admit, that Kolo album did look “absolutely amazing.”

In a four-part mini-series called “Faces of America” airing on PBS stations across the U.S., celebrated genealogist Gates presents celebrities with fascinating documentation of their ancestors’ lives, beautifully organized in – you guessed it – archival Kolo Newport photo albums.

Streep learned that her ancestor – just days after the Declaration of Independence in 1776 – became a delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, and on one of the pages of her new Kolo Newport is his signature on an ancient document that proves it.

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“Completely Smitten” blog editor and craft-crazy Angelique Navarro used a red Newport photo album to house all of the treasures that she brought back from her time abroad.

When I backpacked Europe with my college roommates, I came back with a ton of tickets, maps, postcards and travel mementos. I used a Kolo album to save all the good memories since it allowed my album to grow without limits.

She made each layout unique and exciting with the addition of the souvenirs collected throughout her trip. The maps, cards and captions allow her to experiment with each page.

Very cool ideas, Angelique. We hope to see more from you.

See more from her album from abroad or visit Angelique’s blog, here.

-Kate